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<p>The fire alarm rang through the corridors of Vanier Hall at St. Thomas University around 5:20 p.m. this evening.  Students hurried out of the building, some visibly confused, as rumours spread about the third floor laundry room fire.  The Fredericton Fire Department arrived on the scene as students were leaving the building.  The Aquinian requested [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Kristen Iurchenko spent her entire first year at St. Thomas University staring at a computer screen while courses were online, so she’s enjoying the recent return to in-person classes. &#8220;For me, in-person learning is a big relief,&#8221; she said. Since Iurchenko spent her first year at STU learning remotely, she felt disconnected from the social [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After working for Service New Brunswick since 2008, James Culligan was appointed vice-president of finance and administration at St. Thomas University. He starts his new position on March 1 and will oversee long-term solutions for STU&#8217;s operational deficit. &#8220;I&#8217;ve done a lot of research on St. Thomas through the whole interview process, so I know [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After going out to eat with some friends in mid-January, Jonathan DesRoches, a second-year St. Thomas University student living in Vanier Hall, felt as if something was bugging him. He was feeling gross, but couldn’t tell if it was from something he ate. To be safe, he got tested for COVID-19 and his test came [&hellip;]</p>

<p>All New Brunswick COVID-19 restrictions will come to an end by March 14, said Premier Blaine Higgs in a press briefing on Feb. 24. These restrictions include gathering limits, indoor and outdoor masking as well as mandatory isolation.  Prior to the removal of all restrictions, the proof of vaccination requirement will be dropped at 12:01 [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Academic calendar dates St. Thomas University’s registrar, Karen Preston, put forth the motion for approval of the 2022-2023 academic calendar dates. There were three votes against the motion. Matthew Hayes, Senate board member, said he voted against the motion because the fall semester reading break lands “well into November,” which he argued is not the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Students&#8217; Union spring general election St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union president Tyler MaGee said nominations for STUSU&#8217;s spring general election open on Feb. 28. More information on election dates will be released this week. Affirmative Action Bursaries St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union vice-president administration Alex Nguyen said due to the high volume of Affirmative Action [&hellip;]</p>

<p>When Joseph Tunney, The Aquinian’s former editor-in-chief, went to interview members of the &#8220;freedom convoy&#8221; for CBC Ottawa, he knew he was &#8220;going into the lion’s den.&#8221; But after a Feb. 8 video he posted to Twitter of an encounter with angry protestors went viral, he faced a torrent of online harassment. Despite the hate [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I live in downtown Fredericton. A normally prime location within walking distance of most places and kind people to pass on the street. But this weekend was different. From Feb. 11-13, I felt unsafe in my downtown apartment. I heard horns blasting through the apartment walls and smelled diesel in the air when I stepped [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Dorcas Tshimenga sat on-screen surrounded by a group of panelists in an annual Black History Month discussion. The Walking While Black panel was organized by the St. Thomas University Black Student Association and was hosted on Feb. 17 at 1 p.m.  The digital event was monitored and hosted by STU alum, Tshimenga, and was open [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A St. Thomas University student is voicing his frustration at the Government of New Brunswick for repeatedly cancelling his COVID-19 vaccine booster appointments. Pablo Costa, a third-year student, took to social media on Jan. 27 to express his disappointment after public health cancelled his booster appointment for the second time. Costa said he wanted to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In a room in Margaret Norrie McCain Hall, two students set up their laptops and snacks. Their laptops sat at eye level using chairs so the pair could stand during their debate. Ashley Thornton and Emily Green, two undergraduate STU students, participated in the North American round of the Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University released the 2022-2023 budget development report, showing an operating deficit of almost $500,000 for the 2021-2022 fiscal year before inter-fund transfers to cover the shortfall. In ancillary services, there is a forecasted deficit of roughly $230,000 compared to a budgeted surplus of $308,000.  &#8220;Given our recent deficits and ongoing challenge in balancing [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Inside the Centre for Adaptive Rehabilitative Engineering (CARE) at the University of New Brunswick, a patient walks on a platform, known as CAREN, that immerses them in a world of virtual reality while tracking their every move. This is just one of the capabilities in the three advanced labs in UNB’s new centre, which opened [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Psychology Society ratified Alex Nguyen, St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union vice-president administration said STU&#8217;s governance committee ratified the psychology society. Global Brigades funding application Alex Nguyen, St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union vice-president administration, said Global Brigades requested $750, but STU&#8217;s finance committee recommended $700. Nguyen called for a vote from all the voting members of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Before class, professor Matt Dinan carries a can of WD-40 to his Holy Cross classroom and sprays the chairs that have been there since he was a great books student. Now, almost 16 years after he was a student, Dinan is an associate professor at his alma mater and was appointed new director of the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A personal assistant job offer paying $500 for 11 hours of work might seem like a diamond in the rough. But Dan Crabbe, director of information technology services at St. Thomas University, said emails like this one are phishing emails sent by cybercriminals to gain personal information.  &#8220;The scam may be initiated against you, a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>UNBSU Fredericton withdraws from NBSA Tyler MaGee, the St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union president, announced the University of New Brunswick Students&#8217; Union for the Fredericton campus decided to withdraw from its membership status with the New Brunswick Student Alliance. The decision was passed by UNBSU&#8217;s student representative council and will be effective starting in September. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Molly Reid sat at her desk watching an asynchronous lecture when she heard the familiar ding of her Outlook email. It was an email from St. Thomas University informing students that since the province of New Brunswick was moving back to Level 2 of the COVID-19 winter plan, in-person classes would officially start on Feb. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>While grocery and supplies shortages in 2020 were caused by stockpiling due to the uncertainty of COVID-19, this year’s grocery store shortage is the result of multiple factors within the transportation industry such as snowstorms and low recruitment of truck drivers. Jean-Marc Picard, executive director of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA), said weather conditions [&hellip;]</p>